Non-Indian writers usually say "Great Spirit," "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four-Legged, and Winged. " Mixed-blood writers usually say "Creator, "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four- Legged, and Winged. " Indian writers usually say "God," "Mother Earth," "Human Being, Dog, and Bird. "
What are a genuine pain in the ass are all the misconceptions and outright lies. I read somewhere that in 2004 I was homeless in Seattle and drinking heavily, which came as a shock since I've never been homeless and haven't had a drink since 1982. I've also heard SEVERAL times that I'm a card-carrying member of several white-supremacist groups, when the last group I belonged to was the Boy Scouts.